Ocean and Ecosystem Science Seminar Series | BIO | 2019-11-06

Background

The greatest value of a picture is when it forces us to notice
what we never expected to see.
   - Tukey (1977)

  • Discovery is one of the most exciting parts of science
  • Visualizations are one of the tools we use to reveal patterns
  • Models allow us to simplify and describe these patterns
  • At various stages, we need to communicate our findings

Communicating information

Simplified workflow:

Data


\(\rightarrow\)

Models


\(\rightarrow\)

Discuss

  • Connections may not come easy
    • Growing volume and variety of data
    • Increasingly complex models
    • Diverse backgrounds

Stock assessments

  • Communicating stock assessment results isn’t getting easier
    • Growing volume and variate of data
    • Increasingly complex models
    • Diverse backgrounds
  • Traditional formats sometimes
    • Overwhelm participants with endless tables and figures
    • Fail to convey the richness of information available

Interactive tools

  • Simplify communication and improve accessibility
  • Common tools that are used daily on a range of websites
  • Their use is no longer restricted to website developers
    • Integrated into software commonly used by the research community
    • Surprisingly easy to generate interactive dashboards
    • Growing number of users

Dashboards